The Collapso
Stewart's calypso-flavored piece, here in the BBC television version.
National Health, from Of Queues and Cures (1978)
Stewart wrote it for Of Queues and Cures, where it runs 6:19 with steel drums by Selwyn Baptiste. The upload we hold is a BBC2 Old Grey Whistle Test performance from January 1979, posted by Steve Dinsdale; Wikipedia states Stewart took part in a performance of "The Collapso" on the programme that month, and other uploads of it name Miller, Stewart, Greaves and Pyle as the line-up. Sources differ on when Stewart left, with the Calyx fan FAQ saying November 1978, so we do not try to reconcile who played keyboards. The exact broadcast day and the rest of the set could not be verified.
Miller and Stewart re-recorded it in 1990 for The Complete National Health.
On stage
- 1979-01, The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC2 Television performance; the exact day is unverified.
More songs by National Health
Sources
- National Health, Wikipedia
- Of Queues and Cures, Wikipedia
- National Health FAQ, Calyx